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[PATCH] gnu: Add ustreamer.

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll <at> gmail.com>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add ustreamer.
Date: Sun,  1 Dec 2024 17:23:25 +0100

    * gnu/packages/video.scm (ustreamer): New variable.

Change-Id: I55436ab9f6877b88e4e463fbb20fbaed5f49678d
---

I have actually (lightly) tested this is working properly, on a
debian laptop with an integrated webcam, via a guix pack.

 gnu/packages/video.scm | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 03d44dc9a2..a3d5ee0b78 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust <at> gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Josh Holland <josh <at> inv.alid.pw>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021 Brice Waegeneire <brice <at> waegenei.re>
-;;; Copyright © 2020 Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll <at> gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2020, 2024 Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll <at> gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021 Guillaume Le Vaillant <glv <at> posteo.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Alex McGrath <amk <at> amk.ie>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021, 2022 Michael Rohleder <mike <at> rohleder.de>
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ (define-module (gnu packages video)
   #:use-module (gnu packages image)
   #:use-module (gnu packages imagemagick)
   #:use-module (gnu packages iso-codes)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages libbsd)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libcanberra)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages libevent)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libidn)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libusb)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
@@ -563,6 +565,42 @@ (define-public libquicktime
     (home-page "https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/")
     (license license:lgpl2.1+)))
 
+(define-public ustreamer
+  (package
+    (name "ustreamer")
+    (version "6.18")
+    (source (origin
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
+                    (url "https://github.com/pikvm/ustreamer")
+                    (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "0h8i5p045q3shjgpcrpi6yhlrd6lws68swf521qd5nvv7ja8qd7f"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:tests? #f                                              ; no test suite
+       #:make-flags (list (string-append "CC=" ,(cc-for-target))
+                          (string-append "PREFIX=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out")))
+       #:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after 'unpack 'do-not-check-for-pkg-config
+            (lambda _
+              (substitute* "Makefile"    ; crude way to disable annoying check
+                (("error \"No pkg-config found in")
+                 "true \""))))
+         (delete 'configure))))
+    (inputs (list libbsd libevent libjpeg-turbo))
+    (synopsis "Lightweight and fast MJPEG-HTTP streamer")
+    (description "Lightweight and very quick server to stream MJPEG video
+from any V4L2 device to the net.  All new browsers have native support of
+this video format, as well as most video players such as mplayer, VLC etc.
+µStreamer is a part of the PiKVM project designed to stream VGA and
+HDMI screencast hardware data with the highest resolution and FPS possible.")
+    (home-page "https://pikvm.org")
+    (license license:gpl3)))
+
 (define-public mjpg-streamer
   (package
     (name "mjpg-streamer")
-- 
2.47.0

Message #10 received at 74635-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Steve George <steve <at> futurile.net>
To: 74635-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Add ustreamer to Guix
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:04:04 +0100

Hi Vincent,

Thanks for the contribution, it was added to Guix in c17d65c728c571668b84f82ad7cb8649d34019b5

Steve / Futurile

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